Mayor announces plan to end homelessness in Springfield.

by: February 1, 2007Springfield, MA

On any given night, about 300 people in Springfield, Massachusetts have no home to sleep in – and every year, an estimated 2000 people in the city, including children, will experience at least one spell of homelessness. Earlier this month, the mayor announced an ambitious plan to end homelessness in Springfield. WFCR’s Karen Brown spoke with the plan’s key author.

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